Bad dreams like colourless birds ...

Reading Man Size in Marble, I remembered waking, terrified, in a low ceilinged room - 

We were spending the night in Allerford, in a house near the river - 

We'd eaten a brigand's dinner, the table set before an ancient fireplace - 

A rich carpet covered the stone floor - 

Oak furniture reflected the firelight - 

Boots were heaped up in the hall -  

The thick walls were roughly plastered -

We climbed the narrow stairs to lie upon the high bed - 

There, under the mossy thatch, bad dreams came to me like colourless birds - 

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Friday 13 January 2017

The Old School House

East Stoke

Dorset